Daily Rotten Archives March 19, 2008 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 Killer Robot News Corporation | Submitted by: anonymous "An 81-year-old man has shot himself dead with an elaborate suicide robot built using plans downloaded from the internet." ... Why not build your own? Read article... and This article... Comments (758) Luck of the Irish South Bend Tribune | Submitted by: Nanna "Police continue searching for a man wearing a leprechaun suit who broke into a home..." Read article... Comments (19) Mervyns Fuck mercedsunstar.com | Submitted by: ucscslugpower "Merced Police said they arrested two Ballico teenagers Saturday afternoon on lewd behavior charges after they allegedly were having sexual intercourse in the Mervyns store at the Merced Mall." Read article... Comments (54) Drug Binge Machete Attack Daily Telegraph | Submitted by: anonymous O'Brien sat impassively in the dock in the District Court in Newcastle yesterday as Judge Ralph Coolahan described the attack as "ferocious". Read article... Comments (25) Tough Love San Francisco Examiner | Submitted by: Flossy666 "[Police say] a woman and three men put a 15-year-old Bethany girl through a course of sado-masochistic discipline that included rape." ... Also: Fax Threat Read article... and This article... Comments (61) Spontaneous Combustion San Francisco Chronicle | Submitted by: the marlboro man "Obviously, the people who killed him were showing inhuman behavior, and there were a lot of other things going on besides typical disrespect." ... "This was an extremely passionate and inhumane way to treat somebody." Read article... Comments (18) Baby Rape WTAE-TV 4 Pittsburgh | Submitted by: FrauF "Police said the girl was crying so hard she nearly stopped breathing." Read article... Comments (87) BJ for Gas AZ Central | Submitted by: bjlover "Puddles of blood remain visible on his driveway." Read article... Comments (22) Dress Torn Off KREM | Submitted by: freakasschick "[Police] are looking for a 33-year-old Spokane woman who assaulted a mall security officer Monday night and then fled the store in her underwear." Read article... Comments (23) Stuffed Up There WFSB-TV 3 Hartford | Submitted by: Raygunyouth "Police were granted permission for a female officer to perform a strip search on Keller, during which they said an open plastic bag with 14 Ecstasy pills was found inside her vagina." Read article... Comments (42) Evil Cougars Wire Services | Submitted by: the_clinton esq aka live action black jesus "It's your fault," Olga Rutterschmidt, 75, told co-defendant Helen Golay, 77, in the tape played for the jury. "You can't have that many insurers. ... You were greedy. That's the problem." Read article... Comments (8) Ooh, sparkles BBC | Submitted by: PubeFawkes "I remember seeing colours, orange smoke and brown smoke and thinking -- that doesn't look nice." Read article... Comments (9) $300 bet, $750 fine MSNBC | Submitted by: anonymous "[It] feels kind of weird being that exposed, with nothing around you. It was just me, the ice, and my destination." Read article... Comments (15) Japan has gone insane Wire Services | Submitted by: k9terror Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura appointed the cat an "anime ambassador," handing a human-sized Doraemon doll an official certificate at an inauguration ceremony, along with dozens of "dorayaki" red bean pancakes -- his favorite dessert -- piled on a huge plate. Read article... Comments (25) Squatters at China Olympics KUSA-TV 9 Denver | Submitted by: gargoyle1 MORE TOILETS PLZ Read article... Comments (26)